CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 16

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Q1 Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows.

                   Holidays

Come holidays,come boredom.

There is no frolic, there is no fun.

I can’t find any work to do,

There is nothing to get involved into.

Studying- I’m tired of that;

Reading-I’ve had enough of that

Painting-It’s a long process,

Eating- I’ve done in excess.

TV-I can’t stand any more,

Now I’ve nothing else in store.

My empty mind’s devil’s workshop,

Like a locust attack on the ripened crop.

Result : The dumbest thing in history,

I have started writing poetry !

1.1 Answer the following questions on the basis of understanding the above poem.

a. Why is there boredom in holidays ? 2

b. What is the speaker tired of ? 1

c. What is the empty mind compared with? 1

d. What has the speaker, at last,started doing in his holidays? 2

e. What has the speaker done in excess 1

1.2 Give the opposites of the following: 4

a. Long

b. More

c. Empty

d. Start

1.3 Pick out four pairs of rhyming words from the story . 4

Q2 Read the following story and answer the questions that follow:

A dog was feeling very proud of himself. He had found a big, juicy

bone at the market. He quickly picked it and ran off to find a place to enjoy it.

He came to a stream which had very clear water. He started to walk across it, taking his own sweet time. He was thinking what a wonderful time he would have with this big juicy bone, all to himself.

Suddenly he stopped and looked down into the water. He saw a dog there looking back at him, also with a bone in his mouth ! He did not know he was looking at himself. He thought, “That dog’s bone looks

bigger than mine. I’ll grab his bone and run away as fast as I can !”

As he opened his mouth to grab the other bone, his own piece dropped into the stream. It sank to the bottom, leaving the dog with nothing in the end.

2.1 Answer the following questions: 5

a. Why was the dog feeling so proud of himself ?

b. What did the dog see in the stream water?

c. Complete the sentence :

He thought , “_______________________________________

can !”

d. What happened as soon as the dog opened his mouth?

e. Write down an appropriate moral of the story.

SECTION B (WRITING)

Q3 Write a paragraph on “Pleasures of School Life”. 5

Q4 Write a letter to the editor of a daily newspaper regarding the poor  condition of roads and streets in your locality.

Q5 You are Pranav living at L-29, Shastri Nagar, Kolkata. You are planning to reach Jaipur by Pink City Express on 20th September at 8.00 a.m. Send a telegram to your friend Rahul Singh, a resident of B-40 Shalimar Garden, Jaipur,requesting him to receive you at the station and make necessary arrangements for sightseeing .Copy the format as given in the question paper in your answer sheet. Do not use more than 25 words including the sender’s name, the receiver,s name and address.

Q6 Write a letter to your friend Raman, who has been declared the “Best Student of the School” congratulating him on his achievement.

SECTION –C (GRAMMAR)

Q7 There is an error in each line of the following passage. Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided: (1/2x10=5)

The Sun and the wind was equally proud (a) ____________

of their strength. They challenge each other (b) ____________

to see who was strong. They test it on a (c) ____________

passerby. The wind blow very hard. The (d) ____________

more it blew the more the man drawn his (e) ____________

clothes tight round him. Feel a bit cold (f) ____________

he even put off a jacket. The sun, in (g) ____________

its turning,shone so hot that the man (h) ____________

taken off all his clothes one by one. (i) ____________

the Sun win the bet. (j) ____________

Q8 Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. The first one has been done for you. (1x5)

Ravi has been selected for the school cricket team as he can

(may,would,can) play cricket very well. He is a talented batsman and (a) __________ (can,might,should) bowl quite well.He (b) ________ (could,used to, may) pratcise playing cricket even in his childhood days, Ravi (c)___________ (could,would,should) get up early and walk for two miles to go to the cricket ground.By the time he was ten,he (d) _________ (could,should,might) easily make centuries.

Ravi has a bright future ahead. If he plays well, he (e)___________ (might,would,can) be selected for the state cricket team.

Q9 Given below is a set of instructions for making a cup of coffee.

Read the instruction and complete the procedure. (1x5)

a. Place a pan on the gas stove with one cup of milk.

b. Add coffee powder and sugar .

c. It starts boiling.

d. Remove it from the burner.

e. Pour it in a coffee mug.

f. Serve hot.

A pan is placed on the gas stove with one cup of milk. Coffee powder

and sugar (a) ____________. It (b) _____________ carefully after

the mixture(c)____________ boiling. It (d)___________ in a coffee

mug and (e)______________ hot.

Q10 Rewrite the following sentences using conditional : 5

a. I could not ring her up because I had not noted her phone number.

b. Attila did not bark, so the thief escaped.

c. Sita will go for a picnic. The weather is nice

d. He likes this house,he’ll buy it

e. Meeta could not buy the dress as she didn’t have money.

SECTION-D (LITERATURE)

Q11 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows:

‘Years drift by fall like leaves

From green to yellow then back to green’

(a) Name the poem and the poet. 1

(b) Say whether the first line contains a simile or a metaphor. 1

Q12 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows:

‘I was a butler at their house before working here’

(a) Who is the speaker? 1

(b) Where he was working earlier?

Q13 Answer the following questions: (5x2=10)

a. Why was Rupa suddenly asked to play the role of Hanuman?

b. Bring out the contrast between the beginning and ending of the poem ‘Our Tree’.

c. What was Attila’s attitude towards strangers?

d. Why was Soames upset?

e. Why did Holmes ask for a pencil from all the students?

Q14 Why did Attila run after Ranga? Do you think that Attila was really a hero? 4

Q15 Imagine yourself to be Attila, who has been acclaimed as a hero and has been honoured with a bravery award. Write a diary entry describing the reality of the events and how astonished you were on receiving the award.

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